Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)  

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.  

1491  On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.  

1645  On this day in history birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)  

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)  

1684  On October - 26 birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)  

1685  On this day in history birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

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1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1694  On October - 26 birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on October - 26.  

1740  On October - 26 birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer  

1757  On this day in history birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)  

1758  On October - 26 birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer  

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on this day in history.  

1768  On October - 26 birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)  

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.  

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) was born on this day in history.  

1794  On this day in history birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)  

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on October - 26.  

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on October - 26.  

1802  On October - 26 birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)  

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer  

1818  On October - 26 birth of stefano Golinelli, composer  

1823  On October - 26 birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist  

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.  

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on October - 26.  

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.  

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on October - 26.  

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on October - 26.  

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on October - 26.  

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0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies  

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.  

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.  

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies  

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.